Keywords: math
Item 9389
Letter from Benjamin Mathes Jr. to Samuel L. Lewis, 1835
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835-11-02 Location: Machias; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 9396
Letter from Benjamin Mathes Jr. to Samuel S. Lewis, Apr. 12, 1836
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836-04-12 Location: Machias; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 83838
Mathes property, Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Nelson J. Mathes Use: Summer Dwelling
Exhibit
Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.
Exhibit
We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.
Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4
"… School, her teachers taught history, geography, math, home economics, and algebra. Her favorite subject was history because she liked to explore…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4
"These courses were different levels of math and English for each year until fourth year they took U.S. History in the place of math."
Story
Vincent Vanier - Technology Coordinator in Madawaska, ME
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project
Vincent Vanier describes what worked well in the initial MLTI laptop training model.
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
Lesson Plan
Portland History: The Portland Observatory and Thermometrics
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Thermometrics is a term coined by Moody to describe his weather recording activities. Included here are some cross-curricula lesson plans and activities for students to use their knowledge in science, math and social studies while acting as weather forecasters. Check out the web-sites listed in this section for information on building your own barometer and anemometer.
